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CHILD CO- FOUNDS PUBLISHING COMPANY WITH EDEL (Continued front page 1) Lott Sees Brighter Future three partners; Michael Haentjes, writers max, and I don't know if log 41/2 years ago, six months edel CEO; and David Hockman, they've ever had the level of atten- before it signed him as a writer) Debuts, New Releases Planned For Next Year edel Music Publishing Worldwide tion we'll be able to give them." belong to Universal in perpetuity. chairman. Simoné says that in addition to Deston Songs writers will have LOS ANGELES -While Capitol recording of Pink Floyd's 1979 Edel made headlines in recent signing new talents, Deston will the opportunity to work with Records has negotiated some tur- bestseller, is now set for release on weeks through its purchase of 80% also go after established writers artists signed to Deston Enter- bulent patches over the past few Feb. 8. of RED and 16% of German music and catalogs: "Absolutely we'll be tainment, the Universal- distrib- years, Capitol president/CEO Roy Due Feb. 1 is a debut album by channel Viva (Billboard, Nov. 6). buying other catalogs. We're going uted label run by Child and Win- Lott sees bright skies on the hori- vocalist Bosson, who is signed to In a prepared statement, Haen- to be very aggressive." ston Simone. "Our label is signing zcln. Scandinavia's MNW Records. tjes said, "As we proved with our In fact, Deston is rumored to be many kinds of pop acts that need Looking ahead, Lott sees poten- "That's our first really pure pop recent investment and acquisi- sniffing around Rondor, which is material," says Child. "This inter- tial in both some Capitol hitmakers release," Lott says. tions, we believe in partnerships on the block. However, Simoné is faces perfectly with Deston Songs. and a number of fresh signings. Lott is especially high about the with capable individuals and relatively mum on the subject. That's not to say we're not open to Lott foresees a brilliant future potential of Canadian singer/song- strong companies to grow our "The truth is, if we were going to songwriters from other publishing for saxophonist Dave Koz, who has writer Tara MacLean, whose Capi- buy Rondor, it would be the deci- companies, and I'm not going to been signed to Capitol since 1990. tol debut, "Passenger," is scheduled sion of Michael Haentjes and favor a song written by a Deston His album "The Dance" has sold for Feb. 29. The release is a by- David Hockman," he says. "We Songs writer over a song that's more than 30,000 units to date product of parent company EMI's are not that integrated into the perfect for my artist from another since its Sept. 28 release; itis No. 2 joint venture with Vancouver -based company to know whether that's publishing company." on Billboard's Top Contemporary Nettwerk Records (Billboard, Jan. a possibility. Let me say this: For Child, the publishing com- Jazz Albums chart, 16). Rondor's an incredible catalog, pany is a way to treat writers the right behind "She is an artist and I would salivate to be involved way he's wanted to be treated as a Arista's saxophone `Tara MacLean I am wild about," in it." songwriter. "I remember once ask- star Kenny G. is an artist Lott says. "She One complete catalog they won't ing the top executive at a publish- Lott, who I was brought to me have access to is Child's. All future ing company I was with along the worked at Arista am wild about' shortly after com- Child copyrights will belong to line to find me one person, even if for 19 years, says of ing to EMI by Deston Songs; songs written under it was just an intern, who could Koz, "We are look- - ROY LOTT - Nettwerk, and by CHILD his four -year deal with Universal learn my catalog and could discuss ing for having the Sarah [McLach- Music Publishing Group, which the `who's looking for songs' list, kind of success lan], specifically, company." ends Nov 30, will revert to the new and we could discuss which songs Kenny G had, including bath here as an artist they had been nur- "This deal with Deston Songs is company "after a relatively short of mine would be appropriate. He and overseas. We're doing things in turing and grooming. She actual- important to edel because it involves period," says Simoné. However, basically brushed me off and said, Asia similar to what we did with ly had an album that came out on us not only with first -class North songs written prior to his current `We're not set up for that.' My Kenny G, frankly, to break Dave Nettwerk here in the States that American -based creative talent like Universal deal (then PolyGram heart fell. We'll absolutely have overseas." scanned 20,000 in 1997, totally Desmond Child, but also with first - Music Publishing bought his cata- people who can do that." Koz has nothing but good things below the radar." class management and administra- to say about the label and its han- Lott anticipates that Capitol's tive partners in the shape of Winston dling of his album. long -term involvement with pro- Simone and David Simoné, both of "I'm coming off five years of ducer Glen Ballard's Java whom I have known for many years LYCOS TARGETS ARTISTS, FANS somewhat feeling like a fish out of Records -which to date has only and am delighted to be doing busi- ( , / i oued from page 1) water [during Gary Gersh's pres- produced an album by Block that ness with," Hockman says. tunity for us to leverage the mil- load directory, and provide bio idency] and feeling like my music had disappointing sales and the Says Child, "There are two lions of music fans already corn- and touring information free of wasn't understood," Koz told Bill- "Clubland" soundtrack -will things that made me decide I ing to our sites. charge. board this fall. "It was a dark bear significant fruit. wanted to set up my own shop. Lycos -which is the fourth -most Pritchard says the site will not period for the last several years "One of our big releases for First, I wanted to have a very tight visited portal on the Web behind contain any major -label content at for me, and when Roy came in, 2000 is a soundtrack album for team that answered to me inso- America Online, Microsoft, and Ya- launch, and it has not secured a here was a guy who respected and `Titan AE,' " Lott says. "It's Fox's much as people plugging songs for hoo!- claims to have a user base of digital rights management (DRM) completely understood instru- big animated [feature]. Glen is me. Second, the publishing busi- more than 30 million. technology. Intertrust, though, mental music that leaned toward the music supervisor and the pro- ness has really become a business According to research conduct- does provide its DRM services for pop and R &B. It was really a ducer, and Java has the sound- of signing catalogs and artists with ed by Media Metrix, 12 million Sonique, a desktop player applica- dream come true." track album. It'll have major pop record deals. I feel the art of song Lycos users are "interested in tion Lycos acquired earlier this Despite sales of only 5,500 units artists that Glen is writing and plugging goes hand in hand with music "; that number is larger year. The player has "a couple of for Kendall Payne's debut, "Jor- producing with. That's [due] next than the combined audience of million users," Pritchard says. dan's Sister" (released on Capitol summer. CDnow, MTV.com, and MP3.com. Since Lycos Music will not senior VP of A &R Perry Watts - "Really, you can't judge Java Billed as "the most comprehen- immediately offer its own content, 1 Russell's imprint Anise Records), Records and Glen Ballard until it sive online music destination," a DRM partner is not a priority, Lott sees potential in the does what Glen does. He's very music.lycos.com will offer MP3 Pritchard says. singer/songwriter. high on an artist called Celeste search and hosting areas, legal "It's a question of when rights Lott says, "Kendall's second sin- Prince. He's obviously in the MP3 downloads, 35 genre- specif- management will become neces- gle, 'Supermodels,' is the theme for recording stages with Lisa Marie ic radio channels, music news, sary for us," says Pritchard. the [WB] TV show `Popular,' and Presley." reviews, chat rooms, message "Within the near future, we'll be we're gonna launch that second sin- Capitol has just finalized a deal boards, commerce, and an MP3 looking to add our own content. gle. She's a wonderful artist." with Marquee Tollin /Robbins player download. But all downloads from all of our Some established names should Productions, producers of the hit In addition to its branded site, affiliated sites will be legal." soon deliver new records to the Nickelodeon series "Cousin Lycos owns search engine HotBot Marketing for the new site will label as well. Skeeter," to manufacture, dis- SIMONE and home page tool and communi- include music event sponsorship The major U.K. band Radio - tribute, and market albums fea- ty sites Tripod and Angelfire. and television advertising sched- head, whose 1997 album "OK turing music from the company's songwriters." It also owns several other pop- uled to run in the new year.